单词 | ostracism |
释义 | os·tra·cism (ŏstrə-sĭz′əm) n. 1. a. The act of banishing or excluding. b. Banishment or exclusion from a group; disgrace. 2. In Athens and other cities of ancient Greece, the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [French ostracisme, from Greek ostrakismos, from ostrakizein, to ostracize; see OSTRACIZE.] |
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